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Date:      Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:58:42 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /etc/hosts.allow cant block
Message-ID:  <20011207175842.GA18277@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <200112071741.fB7Hfg314833@onceler.kciLink.com>
References:  <20011207041531.32681.qmail@web21103.mail.yahoo.com> <20011207044343.GC999@raggedclown.net> <200112071741.fB7Hfg314833@onceler.kciLink.com>

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On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 12:41:42PM -0500, Vivek Khera wrote:
> >>>>> "CS" == Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> writes:
> 
> >> but I can still login into my server using SSH.
> >> 
> >> Anybody know what is the problem ?
> 
> Do you have a rule prior to that allowing you to access it?
> 
> CS> I don't think sshd takes any notice of hosts.allow.
> 
> Sure it does.  ldd /usr/sbin/sshd and see libwrap linked in.  I doubt
> that's just for kicks ;-)
> 
I think it is a compile time option on whether to use tcp-wrappers.
Obviously if it links to libwrap then it was compiled to do so :)

-- 
Regards
Cliff



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